actually, i did not vote for obama in 2008 and i won't this time either
moondog Send a noteboard - 17/03/2012 01:02:09 PM
Romney also has a reputation for being a relatively honest person with a true understanding of finance, business and economics. He has turned around numerous businesses that were in trouble and he cleaned up the Salt Lake City OIympics after the corruption that was exposed there. He has enough understanding of the issues to balance the budget and hopefully rein in the ballooning entitlement spending. It doesn't matter if he put in RomneyCare as long as he gets rid of ObamaCare.
Ultimately, the fact that he's "not Obama" and doesn't have excessive baggage (like Santorum's social positions) may be all he needs to win. Most independents realize that the Democrats have no political will to cut spending, particularly on the entitlement programs that will eventually bankrupt the nation. Furthermore, Obama does nothing but talk, and talk, and talk. The fact that since his ObamaCare debacle he hasn't gotten much passed doesn't make people feel more comfortable, though, because every time he opens his mouth he essentially says "more government regulation, more programs, more spending" and then we all hold our breath and wait to see if the terrible legislation actually makes it through Congress.
Ultimately, the fact that he's "not Obama" and doesn't have excessive baggage (like Santorum's social positions) may be all he needs to win. Most independents realize that the Democrats have no political will to cut spending, particularly on the entitlement programs that will eventually bankrupt the nation. Furthermore, Obama does nothing but talk, and talk, and talk. The fact that since his ObamaCare debacle he hasn't gotten much passed doesn't make people feel more comfortable, though, because every time he opens his mouth he essentially says "more government regulation, more programs, more spending" and then we all hold our breath and wait to see if the terrible legislation actually makes it through Congress.
i have voted 3rd party for president since 1996 because i feel like there needs to be more than 1.5 parties controlling the government. the democrats and republicans are too similar in most regards, especially at the national level, and i'd like to see someone with a different set of financial backers make it to washington one day. there is far too much incest at the national level for my taste.
back to obama, i honestly don't think he's done much less than he promised when he ran the first time. in fact, he hasn't lived up to a couple of the promises he made i was hoping for: closing gitmo and changing the way washington does business. of course, that last one was always a pipe dream, because there is no way the people in congress will give anything up willingly without some kind of revolt that is never going to happen. one of my major problems with candidate obama in 2008 was his insistence that the US has the right to strike inside pakistan whether they like it or not if it means we can get a strike on an enemy of the state. and while it's probably ultimately a good thing that OBL is dead, i'm not sure violating another country's sovereignty is necessarily a great precedent to set. yes, pakistan was stonewalling us, but i like to think that we should have a foreign policy that doesn't rely on doing things that could be turned around on us some day.
for romney, i just don't see how he could possibly make things better for the economy no matter what his success in business. the federal government is not a corporation no matter how much republicans believe it can be run like one. i find romney to be symbolic of one of the major problems in america when it comes to taxes and the inequality between the bottom and the top. and at the end of the day, it's still incredibly difficult to defeat an incumbent that is not widely disliked. i just don't see obama having enough people against him for romney to win the election, which is why this election is still shaping up to be a repeat of 2004 in my mind.
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can *any* republican pose a challenge to obama in november?
14/03/2012 04:06:59 AM
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Yes, absolutely.....
14/03/2012 04:12:30 AM
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"anybody but obama" is not a winning strategy
14/03/2012 02:28:23 PM
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It can definitely work.....don't compare 2012 to 2004.
14/03/2012 02:44:39 PM
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this is why it will be 2004 all over again if romney is nominated
16/03/2012 02:22:26 PM
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It sure as Hell is, as long as the candidate is moderate
14/03/2012 03:04:10 PM
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Did you vote for Obama in 2008?
14/03/2012 03:47:55 PM
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Yes I did. If Romney is the candidate, I will vote Romney this year. *NM*
14/03/2012 08:39:41 PM
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Strongly qualifying your statement really weakens the "anyone". *NM*
14/03/2012 10:14:45 PM
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The statement "anyone but Obama" can be a rallying cry, but only for the right candidates.
16/03/2012 01:47:48 AM
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somehow i don't see romney having much credibility versus obama
16/03/2012 02:16:32 PM
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Spoken like a true Obama partisan
16/03/2012 04:18:21 PM
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actually, i did not vote for obama in 2008 and i won't this time either
17/03/2012 01:02:09 PM
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Sure, if Israel hits Iran and Obama looks weak.
14/03/2012 04:56:23 AM
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i think iran/israel is probably the biggest issue at the moment
14/03/2012 02:25:29 PM
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I would put serious money on an Israeli attack before the election.
14/03/2012 02:56:55 PM
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I know that I would consider voting for Romney
14/03/2012 01:05:47 PM
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If you will pardon an impertinent question: Why?
14/03/2012 03:26:01 PM
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Because Obama is a complete and utter failure.....
14/03/2012 03:44:14 PM
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Again, I get Republicans voting Anybody but Obama, but not how anyone can be comfortable w/ Romney.
14/03/2012 04:06:14 PM
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Pre-convention only the incumbents favorability ratings matter much
14/03/2012 01:19:04 PM
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obama is not popular, but at least he has the ability to organize a national campaign
14/03/2012 02:18:04 PM
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No, the democratic party does, so does the GOP
14/03/2012 03:16:31 PM
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That's true- despite how divisive the primaries seem, the GOP will unite behind the winner
14/03/2012 03:44:16 PM
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Re: That's true- despite how divisive the primaries seem, the GOP will unite behind the winner
14/03/2012 03:59:25 PM
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Actually, my experience has been a lot of libs mean it when they say they will not for anyone.
14/03/2012 04:19:46 PM
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I don't want to grossly over-generalize but there are distinct trends to party demographics
14/03/2012 06:04:09 PM
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I was thinking no, and here's my rationale:
14/03/2012 03:41:21 PM
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Much as it pains me to agree with trzaska, he is absolutely right in this case.
14/03/2012 04:21:43 PM
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Interesting. So you guys are basically saying I'm right, but it might not matter
14/03/2012 04:53:48 PM
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Yeah, pretty much, and I would even say that is the trend in all Dem vs. Rep elections.
14/03/2012 04:59:30 PM
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Yes and no
14/03/2012 06:23:47 PM
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Conservative cookies nomz. But I think you missed my main point...
14/03/2012 07:02:10 PM
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Conservative cookies nomz. But I think you missed my main point...
14/03/2012 07:09:24 PM
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And the cookies are not a lie... at last night's meeting, we had Thin Mints
15/03/2012 09:51:30 PM
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Yeah, I just meant perception
16/03/2012 02:39:30 AM
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One day Republicans and internet trolls alike will learn not to say weird shit to people like me.
15/03/2012 12:30:17 AM
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I like this post.
15/03/2012 08:40:07 PM
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I don't mean to disrespect your seal, but it looks more like a cat. *NM*
15/03/2012 08:52:26 PM
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You've obviously never heard of a kitten seal, Mr. I-Write-An-Animal-Blog. *NM*
15/03/2012 09:38:47 PM
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Maybe it's a leopard seal. That someone put a cat-ear band on. *NM*
15/03/2012 10:07:46 PM
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Does it matter if they do? At this point, does it matter who is president? Probably not.
16/03/2012 02:11:45 AM
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